Antioxidant properties of a novel flavonoid from leaves of Leucas aspera

S. Meghashri; H. Vijay Kumar; S. Gopal

doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.02.023

Antioxidant properties of a novel flavonoid from leaves of Leucas aspera

S. Meghashri, H. Vijay Kumar, S. Gopal

Chemistry (Twin Cities)

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Abstract

The crude methanol extract of Leucas aspera leaves showed strong 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DDPH) and superoxide radical-scavenging activities compared to other polarity-based extracted fractions. It was selected for purification of the bioactive compound. The activity-guided repeated fractionation of the methanol extract by silica gel column chromatography yielded a compound that exhibited strong antioxidant activity. Based on various physicochemical and spectroscopic analyses, e.g. UV, IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and mass spectroscopy, the bioactive compound isolated was elucidated as 5,7-dihydroxy-2-[14-methoxy-15-propyl phenyl]-4H-chromen-4-one (leucasin). Radical-scavenging potential and strong inhibition of lipid peroxidation in a liposome model were observed at a leucasin concentration of 40 ppm. These results demonstrate the antioxidant potency of leucasin which could be the basis for its alleged health-promoting potential.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	105-110
Number of pages	6
Journal	Food Chemistry
Volume	122
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.02.023
State	Published - Sep 1 2010

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Antioxidant activity
Bioactive compound
Characterisation
Leucas aspera
Structure identification

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